Joseph Waswa, Kenya’s millionaire who does not have to sweat to get his Millions has made headlines since his arrest alongside six others for allegedly conning a top Nairobi businessman 10 million shillings with promises of giving him Government Tenders.
Waswa is however not knew to the limelight. He has made headlines for both the good and the bad reasons. Good in the sense that he has always contributed to noble courses in the community and bad in the sense that he is a con-artist.
In December 2017, as a way of Demonstrating his high-flying status, the flamboyant politician took a sleepy village in Kitui county by storm in when he landed with four helicopters to pay dowry for his wife.
This was no ordinary ceremony in the village. Waswa and his fiancee Maureen Tabitha exchanged rings estimated to have cost around Sh1.6 million in what left villagers reeling in shock.
Many could not fathom what the bride price must have been, but it is believed that tens of millions of shillings were paid.
The four choppers shot laid-back Nzalatani Village into the limelight.
Among the high and mighty who attended the event were MPs Charles Nguna (Mwingi West), Babu Owino (Embakasi East), Caleb Amisi (Saboti) and Alfred Keter (Nandi Hills).
A fleet of high-end, V-8 vehicles were on standby to pick the guests from a playing field, home of the bride to be.
Hotel rooms in Kitui, usually unoccupied except for the December festive season, were fully booked by the Waswa entourage.